ARREST
MADE IN SECOND MURDER OF 2009
By
Jon Mayhew
Johnny
Wilson, 19, is in jail Friday without
bond, facing murder charges. Photo
Contributed.
CROUSE
-- An altercation between two
men who had been drinking on Thursday
afternoon led to a stabbing that left a
man dead, making the incident Lincoln
County's second murder of 2009. Sheriff's
deputies were dispatched around 7:30pm.
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Lincoln County Mobile Command Unit
Photo by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
February 26, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-01382
Assist EMS
Assigned: File Only (Davis)
Location: 3956 Hwy 16
Victim: Frank McKinney
Assist EMS
Date Reported: February 25, 2009
District C
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Seven East Lincoln
High School band students participated in
the UNC Greensboro Carolina Band
Festival. The participants had the
extraordinary opportunity to be under the
direction of one the most prolific
composers in wind band music today, Dr.
Frank Ticheli, Professor of Composition
at the Thorton School of Music at the
University of Southern California, and
one of the most successful and
outstanding collegiate conductors in the
country, Dr. Eric Wilson, Director of
Bands at Baylor University in Waco,
Texas.
Photo
Contributed to The Carolina Scoop
Pictured
are ELHS band students:
Ayla Harvey - Freshman Flute
Cinnamon Mittan - Senior Bass Clarinet
Brandon Nichols - Sophomore Trumpet
Britt Nichols - Sophomore Euphonium
Chris Schmidt, Senior Trombone
Chris Smith - Sophomore Percussion
Dale Smith - Junior Clarinet
Ten North Lincoln
High School Band students were selected
to attend the Regional Honors Band Clinic
at UNC-Greensboro on February 19th
thru February 21st.
During this clinic, the students were
given the opportunity to work with
internationally known composer Frank
Tichelli.
Photo Contributed to The Carolina Scoop
Pictured are the
NLHS students along with
conductor/composer, Frank Tichelli.
Linda Harvey, 1st chair Flute
Kaitlin Beaver, 5th chair Flute
Caitlin Taylor, 4th chair Clarinet
Allison Carter, 1st chair Baritone
Jared Geer, 2nd chair Tenor
Saxophone
Beth Gatlin, 3rd chair Trumpet
T.J. Smith, 5th chair Horn
Cassie Belk, 2nd chair Trombone
Austin Reep, 1st chair Baritone
Josh Carter 1st chair Tuba
D.O.T. PEDESTRIAN CASE
REOPENED
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON – The Carolina
Scoop has learned case of a state
Department of Transportation worker
nearly striking a pedestrian a couple of
weeks ago has been reopened by the
district attorney’s office.
Now, in preparation for the case, the
DA’s office is looking for the
unidentified
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Financial Fitness Fair
Brings Options for Consumers
Leigh Allen Guth
Family and Consumer Science Extension
Agent
NC Cooperative Extension Service, Lincoln
County
Local financial experts will be
fielding questions at the Financial
Fitness Fair on March 5th. In response to
economic uncertainty, NC Cooperative
Extension Service is organizing this
event to connect the public with
financial service providers and agencies
that provide support during challenging
economic times.
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WOMAN
FINDS INTRUDER ARMED WITH KNIFE
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON – A woman wakes
up early Wednesday morning and finds an
unwelcome visitor, armed with a weapon.
Around 6:20am, the victim told police
officer Dwayne McAllister she awoke to
find a man standing over her with a
knife. The incident happened at a
rsidence on Garrison Lane off Country
Club Road.
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Crimestoppers
pays for anonymous tips that lead to
arrests! Tipline is (704) 736-8909
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Incident Reports and
Arrests
2009-01332
Breaking & Entering, Larceny, Damage
to Property
Assigned: Detective Powell
Location: 1034 Tallent Rd.
Victim: Leroy Lusk
Suspect kicked in door and took 1 LCD-HD
37” LG TV
Date Reported: February 22, 2009
District A
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Deputy
Brandon Posey shines a light on
42-year-old Thomas Wilson. Wilson, being
attended to by EMS, faces several charges
after trying to fight officers.
MAN
ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING OFFICERS
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON – A passing
motorist tells Lincoln County
Sheriff’s Deputies that a man is
slumped over the steering wheel of his
company work truck in the parking lot of
a Lincolnton restaurant.
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FOR
WHAT IT'S WORTH.....
"It's
your money......"
We’re
just two days away from the start of the
City of Lincolnton budget process for
fiscal year 2009-2010.
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"Arrested
Developments"
Lincolnton
Police Lt. Kenny Shrum
THE
OFFICIAL LINCOLNTON POLICE BLOTTER
Feb.
23, 2009
Damage
to property – 475 N. Generals
Boulevard (Zippers) – Officer
Richard Harrington said someone broke the
bowl area of a commode.
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CRIMESTOPPERS
TIP LEADS TO ARREST
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON – Money is the
motivator for solving crimes in Lincoln
County with Crimestoppers and a tip has
led to an arrest and the recovery of
stolen items.
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Opera
Carolina Announces New Approach to
‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Opera
Company Evolves Theatrical Staging
to Bring Audience a Fresh Experience
STAFF REPORTS
Opera Carolina, the largest
opera company in the Carolinas, is taking
a new approach for its production of
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. For
the season’s third operatic
performance, Opera Carolina is planning a
new approach for the traditional stage
that will create a new engaging setup for
the audience to experience. The Marriage
of Figaro will be played in a
semi-thrust, theatrical style, which is a
special style compared to traditional
setups.
The players of Mozart's comedy will be on
what is normally the orchestra pit,
performing the opera at arms length to
the audience. The orchestra will be
mid-stage, sometimes revealed to the
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VEGETABLE
GARDENING
FOR BEGINNERS
By: Kevin D. Starr
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service
With the increasing interest in local
food, it seems like a lot of people are
interested in raising a small vegetable
garden for the first time. There are
three programs planned in which you may
be interested. The first one is being
sponsored by Daniel Stowe Botanic Garden
in Belmont. I’ll be speaking on the
topic, “The Vegetable Garden You
Always Wanted.” The program will he
held at the garden from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. on Saturday, March 14. The cost is
$5 for members and $7 for non-members.
You can register on the garden’s
website at www.dsbg.org under events or call them at
704-829-1252.
I will give this same program at two
other locations. The first is the
Florence Soule
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AUTHORITIES
INVESTIGATING STOLEN CAR CASE
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON – Authorities
are looking into an unusual case of a
stolen vehicle, after the vehicle is
reported stolen less than 24 hours after
the vehicle was involved in an accident.
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for the whole story
THE
OFFICIAL LINCOLNTON POLICE BLOTTER
Lincolnton
Police Department detective Sgt. Matt
Painter
"Arrested
Developments"
February
22, 2009
Assault
on a female, damage to property -- 105
Ledford Drive: Officer Dwayne McAllister
said the suspect hit the victim in the
face and also kicked a hole in the wall.
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TEENAGER
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Tyler Straughan is
charged with forging and cashing a check
at ta Lincolnton bank.
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
– A Lincolnton teenager is
charged with stealing and cashing a check
at a local bank.
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LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
INCIDENT REPORTS
2009-01175
Communicating Threats, Damage to Property
Assigned: File Only (Pippen)
Location: 4312 Candlewood Ct.
Victim: Carl Spencer
Suspect threatened victim and kicked in
door
Date Reported: February 16, 2009
District C
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AUTHORITIES
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUSPECTS
By Jon Mayhew
CLEVELAND COUNTY –
Authorities in neighboring Cleveland
County were put on alert Monday night
after an armed robbery at a Kings
Mountain business where the suspects
ordered money, not pizza.
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DOT
WORKER TRAFFIC CITATION DISMISSED:
WHAT GIVES?
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
– A worker for the State
Department of Transportation was stopped
and cited by an off-duty Lincolnton
Police officer last week after failing to
yield for a pedestrian.
The
Carolina Scoop has learned the District
Attorney’s Office has
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"As the Raise
Turns" The saga of "Ten
Thousand Dollar Jeff "
Part I
. Part II
. Part III . Part IV
. Part V
See
Part VI Below!!
Latest
Poll Results:
95%
of those who responded said not now or
not at all.
5% of those who responded said Emory
should have received his raise when he
did.
E-mail your vote to
mail@thecarolinascoop.com
Put a "1" in the subject line to vote "YES" he deserved the raise when he
received it.
Put a "2" in the subject line to vote "NO" the raise should have waited
Voting
ends at 11:59pm Wednesday 2/25/09
FIREFIGHTERS
REMEMBER FALLEN BROTHER
Rick Parker's gear takes a
final ride to Maiden.
Photo by Candy
Walker/The Carolina Scoop
By
Jon Mayhew
MAIDEN – Members of
emergency services across Lincoln and
Catawba Counties are remembering one of
their comrades Monday morning, who died
Sunday after clinging to life for nearly
a week.
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story
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